Langezijds

prof.dr. K. Pfeffer (Karin)

Full Professor
ITC-SCI-PLAN
Langezijds 1430
+31534897422
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Expertise

  • Social Sciences

    • Slums
    • India
    • Climate Change
    • Ghana
    • Global South
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Urban Governance

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

    • Satellite Image

Organisations

Ancillary activities

  • Municipality of EnschedeScientific Board participation
  • Urban Studies Foundation, Glasgow, UKTrustee
  • ARLMember of ARL (Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibnitz Association
  • NWOWetenschappelijk Adviescollege (NWO)

I am a geographer and holding a chair in Infrastructuring Urban Futures at the Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-Information Management department at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation. Prior to my appointment at ITC in 2017 I worked at the Department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies of the University of Amsterdam (the NL) in various positions, ranging from postdoctoral researcher to Associate Professor. I obtained my PhD in Physical Geography from Utrecht University, the Netherlands. I was vice-dean research of the Faculty ITC 2020-2024.

Publications

2026

Where to start with urban Digital Twins?: Backward-chaining key indicators for cross-sector water, heat, and housing impact analysis (2026)Computers, environment and urban systems, 131. Article 102512 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Cárdenas-León, I., Nourian, P., Koeva, M. & Pfeffer, K.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2026.102512Toegankelijke stad voor ieder(in) (2026)Rooilijn, 59. Flacke, J., Hoefsloot, F. I. & Pfeffer, K.https://rooilijn.nl/artikelen/toegankelijke-stad-voor-iederin/Accelerating just climate transitions in urban regions with a focus on trans-disciplinary learning: Examples from the Netherlands (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 16th International Conference of the Integrated Disaster Risk Management, IDRiM 2026. Atun, F., Martinez, J., Flacke, J., Dijk, M. & Pfeffer, K.Comparative spatio-temporal and morphological analysis of urban growth using local climate zones in southern Chile (2026)Land use policy, 168. Article 108067. Morales, M., Pfeffer, K., Wang, J., Maturana, F. & Schwarz, N.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2026.108067Spatial implications of remote work: insights from seven European case studies (2026)Cities, 176. Article 107199. Pozoukidou, G., Istoriou, T., Plastara, D., Angelidou, M., Fellnhofer, K., Fontanella, L., Fransz, M., Kundu, V., Mone, T., Nasi, G., Papageorgiou, M., Pfeffer, K., Roma-Athanasiadou, E., Thomopoulos, N., Tsifodimou, Z.-E., Xu, S. (. & Stylianidis, E.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2026.107199Participatory mapping with people with disabilities (2026)In A Research Agenda for Participatory Mapping and PPGIS: Mapping with People. Edward Elgar. Flacke, J., Köckler, H., Brüggemann, J., Walter-Klose, C., Vittinghoff, M. & Pfeffer, K.https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035322978Emergence of electricity utilities: agglomeration externalities and industry dynamics (2026)Structural change and economic dynamics, 79, 88-103. Kundu, V., Roy, D., Ehrenhard, M. & Pfeffer, K.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2026.04.010Landscape character assessment of Nigeria: A machine-assisted learning approach (2026)Land use policy, 167. Article 108049 . Eneche, P. S. U., Zeng, Y., Atun, F., Pfeffer, K. & Ujoh, F.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2026.108049Replication Data for: Governance Interactions Concerning Peri-Urban Lake EcosystemsA Systematic Literature Review (2026)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities. A. Anand, D. Reckien, Y. Zeng & K. Pfefferhttps://doi.org/10.17026/ss/njsqo7What improves perceived safety in green schoolyards?: A scenario analysis in Rotterdam (2026)[Working paper › Preprint]. Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Presser, P., Reckien, D., Atun, F., Kloosterman, B. & Pfeffer, K.https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7134737

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Courses academic year 2026/2027

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.

Courses academic year 2025/2026

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University of Twente

Langezijds (building no. 19), room 1430
Hallenweg 8
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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